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How We Counter the Anti

To stay engaged, identify sustainable actions of micro-activism, or find a path that’s right for your energy and attention. Don’t pull away. Ignoring what is happening won’t make it go away.

Con Nuestra Familia No Te Metas!

Nothing triggers me like an attack on my family. Attacks on my family have made me remember that strength is in our numbers and that our resilience is in our diversity.

Ecofeminism, Then to Now

"Feminists today understand that climate is more than weather. It is the violent context of toxicity, entitlement, and appropriation, whether targeting women’s bodies, Black lives, Indigenous lands, migrant workers fleeing ICE raids, or garment workers in unstable buildings."

New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern Spoke Locally About Leadership and Hope

"I am living, breathing proof that you underestimate what you are capable of until you are doing it. I am also proof that leadership norms and expectations can be challenged.”

COMMENTARY: We Will Not Calm Down, a Reflection on the Trump Derangement Syndrome Bill

Later stereotypes of the “mad housewife” and the “angry feminist” dismissed frustrated women as being mentally unstable rather than oppressed by restrictive gender roles.

Commentary: The Patterned Tactics of Abuse Impacting the Country

The tactics from the White House today mirror the behavior and dynamics of an abuser. It keeps victims off balance and consumes their energy, which becomes focused on simply surviving the next 24 hours without an incident or assault.

A Round-up of Political Pushbacks and Explainers

As Democrats keep pointing out, Republicans have control of the government and could make any cuts they wanted through the normal course of legislation, but they are not doing so because they know those programs are popular. Instead, they are turning the project over to Musk.

Concerns Raised About Food Shelf Needs Statewide

"The price of groceries has risen 25 percent and more families are finding that they're just not making it to the end of the month and need some additional assistance, so they're turning to food shelves to get that bit of extra help.”

A Conversation About Transforming the State’s Justice System (Part 1)

“We heard from mothers, girlfriends, and grandmothers who were putting up their houses, putting up their cars, to pay bail for their loved ones. Those were voices that were not being heard.”

Saving Democracy Insights and Ongoing Round-up of Republican Administration (as of 2/25)

If you want news about the 2025 Republican Presidential administration, but don't want too much, we are curating summaries and links here

Sen. Amy Klobuchar Addresses Minnesota Media at Annual Conference

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar talked with Minnesota media at its annual conference on Friday. Among other things, she shared some of the thoughts she offered in her speech at the Trump inauguration ceremony.

Latine Minnesotans Organize Around Collective Health

"The narrative that Central American migrants are lazy, or violent criminals, ignores why these human beings are moving to seek safety and support."